Part 13 - POLICE FORCES OF THE WORLD

[Mervyn Mitton]

Another two caps in this series. Please add any information that you can - Country, Force, Town etc..

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Second Cap

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[speagle]

REF #1: What does the badge say?

REF #4 and 5:

Austrian regular Gendarmerie hat (outdated model)

[Mervyn Mitton]

Thanks Ed. I'll look at the hat for the name. I left it to members to add to these posts - they can' be that hard ....

Hope all is well - how is your Mother ? Mervyn

[ocpd71]

Mervyn-

The first hat is Alexandria Police Department, a medium large size city in the U.S. state of Virginia, located right outside of Washington DC.

The hat is interesting for 2 reasons: First the cap badge has a custom city seal which is uncommon,as most police forces use the generic state seal of whatever state they are located in on their badges. Only a few jurisdictions go through the expense and trouble to purchase and issue badges with a custom seal. Second, the badge has the rank title of "patrolman". This used to be common, but is rarely if ever used anymore, in favor of the more gender neutral --and politically correct-- "officer" title.

Hope this helps, Jeff

[Mervyn Mitton]

Jeff - thankyou for this information. The cap is nicely made and ther badge is a sign that the Town respects it's

Police. Best wishes. Mervyn